I really love when foods are connected to certain memories or friendships. I love being reminded of my friend Kimberly…
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Recipes
Best Kitchen Workhorse for Healthy Eating
You know how you get really excited about something that makes your life easier? It’s a big deal. So you…
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Green Pea Hummus
Summer Picnic Series Most parents want to get more vegetables in their children’s diet. Trying to convince kids to eat…
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Take Your Grilled Cheese Up a Notch
Who doesn’t love a grilled cheese sandwich? Hot, melted cheese between soft, buttery slices of bread. YUM. Grilled cheese sandwiches…
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Simple Garden Salsa
I am kicking off this series on picnic food with my favorite salsa recipe. It’s easy and delicious and can…
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Patriotic Hand Pies
Foods are often intertwined with memories in our minds. We connect significant events with a certain cookie or cake that…
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Meal Planning on Vacation
{If you like this post, check out Meal Plaaning On Vacation, Part 2: Save Money, Eat Healthy, and Stay Out…
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Glazed Pecan & Strawberry Salad
We are off on a family holiday enjoying sand, surf and sun this week. As timing has it, we will…
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Travel Limbo Calls for Spinach & Bacon Alfredo Pizza
This is an interesting week for us because we are in between two weeklong trips. Last week we were visiting…
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Sugar Three Ways
Have you ever had a craving for a particular treat or meal but couldn’t make it because you didn’t have…
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Caramelized Onion, Kale, and Artichoke Tartlets
Our MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group just held its annual auction fundraiser. Many moms, their friends and family, gathered together to…
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All-Purpose Pie Dough
This is my favorite pie dough recipe. It is simple, reliable and delicious. I use it for all my tartlets,…
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Afternoon Snack: Peanut Butter Popcorn
Often, afternoon snacks are as simple as peeling a piece of fruit or dumping some veggie straws in a…
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Rainy Days Call For Soup
We are having one of the craziest introductions into Spring. We have had bursts of warm 70 degree weather since February….
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One Whole Chicken…Five Lunches
I remember very well the first time I tried to tackle cooking a whole chicken. At the time, most of…
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